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Teamsters President James Hoffa to Obama: “This Is Your Army”

HeadlineSep 06, 2011

Teamsters President James Hoffa spoke at the Labor Day rally before President Obama. Hoffa said there has been a war on workers.

James Hoffa: “President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. And President Obama, we want one thing: jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s what we’re going to tell him. He’s going to be—and when he sees what we’re doing here, he will be inspired, but he needs help. And you know what? Everybody here has got a vote. If we go back, and we keep the eye on the prize, let’s take these son-of-a-bitches out and give America back to America where we belong.”

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